Our first home as newlyweds was a yellow house with black shutters. It had three bedrooms, a super tiny kitchen, an unfinished basement, and a sweet little loft. The best feature was the screened-in porch in the back. I would sit out there with my coffee and Bible almost every morning. I breathed in the fresh air, and even as the days grew cold, I wrapped myself in a blanket and sat on the glider that belonged to my grandmother. …
God isn’t looking for perfect people, just faithful ones. Noah revealed his faith with actions. God told him to do something crazy and silly. Let’s be honest. How many of us would have built this crazy ark? The world was going south fast, but this seemed like a crazy rescue plan. A boat? What was a boat anyway? Some scientists and scholars believe it had never even rained before Noah’s time. Only God builds an ark before the first drop…
When the Spirit Prays for Us When I first read Romans 8:26, I was consumed with gratitude. Can you imagine the gift, honor, and grace involved in the Spirit’s intercession for us? Intercession means to “act on the behalf of someone else.” The Spirit does this for us every single time we pray. What comfort we can gain from this amazing knowledge. Paul spoke about the Holy Spirit’s work in Romans 8. In this chapter, we find six ways the…
Does God Really Rescue? Oh dear, friend. Maybe you are asking, “Does God Really Rescue?” You are not forgotten. I can’t say that enough. You are NOT forgotten. God sees you. Just as God saw Noah, God sees you! We know God was in Noah’s life. God did not forget Noah while the storm raged and when the waters were still flooding the earth. Sometimes God doesn’t say why we have be alone, only that while we are alone we…